Sec. 1064.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:
(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;
(2) equipping the buildings; and
(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.
(b) The hospital system may include:
(1) facilities for domiciliary care and treatment of the sick or injured;
(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;
(3) dispensaries;
(4) facilities for geriatric care, including assisted living facilities and independent elderly living facilities;
(5) nursing home facilities;
(6) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;
(7) blood banks;
(8) community mental health centers;
(9) research centers or laboratories; and
(10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 1293), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.